⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 28-11 off them- A 13-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 11 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 42
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 11
Q3 10:29 · ATL 65-76 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 7:31 · ATL 103-94 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Millsap out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:26 · ATL 103-96 BOS
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · ATL 106-102 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 10:12 · ATL 10-17 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23
Q1 0:00 · ATL 30-53 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 0:00 · ATL 50-72 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jared Sullinger bad pass
Q4 3:57 · ATL 101-94 BOS
- Turnover
Evan Turner bad pass
Q4 1:45 · ATL 103-99 BOS
📊The numbers
| ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 36 | Assists | 33 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
